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No. 249,592. Patented Nov. 15,1881.

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SPECIFICATION formingpart bfI etters PatenhNo. 249,592, dated November 15, 188i.

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.To all whom t nny concern iiig is a Specification.

riage having my improved top.

j Be it known that I, JESSE A.CRANDALL, of. Brooklyn, in the county of Kings and State of NewYork, have invented an Improved 'Top, for .Ghildrens Carriages, of which the follow-- Figurel is aside elevation of a childs car- Figs 2. and 4 are side views ofthe san1e, some partly in section, showingsaid top in different posi-i tion's. Fig: 5 is a vertical cross'section through I the top. Fig. 6 is a top view thereof; Fig. 7,1

1 avertical longitudinal section thereof.- Fig.8

i or as a back to theseat, or as a cover, may;

isa top view of the carriage-top when thesame is expanded into a parasol, and Fig. 9 is a ver-i t'ical longitudinal section of the same. I l

; This invention relates to the employmeno and arrangement of acarriage-top which is so,

constructed that itcan be swung into any de-: sired position, used either as a top or as a seat,;

be desired. l

A childs carriageprovided with my improvement canbetransformed into a bed, the

child can be protectedxfrom all sides against inclemenoies of the weatheryand can, in fact,

40 joints at or near the lower ends.

even be covered by said top, the top can be transformed into a parasol, or can be contracted within the usual proportions of a childscarriage top, and it is so arranged that all the curtains are contained within it.

.Th'e inventionconsists, first, in swiveling the top to the supporting-standards at apoint in-line, or nearly in line, with the top itself,

porting-standards do not possess.

thereby permitting an extent of movement which carriage-tops that are nnitedtothe sup- The invention also consists in combining a swiveledcarriage-top with standards having It also consistsin making a carriage-top of two distinct partsythatiareadapted to fold the. one under the other, eachbeing supported on its own set of standards, and also arranged that they may be folded together to form one top, or separated to form respectively the bottom and top of a bed,'or otherwise utilized as separately and jointly, as occasion may require.

The invention also consists in making the top with folding covers, that are held down by a central bolt or catch, and that can be folded out to enlarge the size of the top and form a parasol or umbrella. i Finally, the invention consists :in attaching the curtains to the lower of the two tops in such manner that when they are folded upon the lower top they will be entirely concealed betweenthe two tops, and yet readily reached when desired. i

i In the accompanying drawings, the letter A represents a suitable carriage-body.

B B are brackets projecting from said body to hold the pivots a, that join the lower ends of two sets of standards, 0 and D, to said brackets; [The brackets B may either be double thatis to say,two such brackets mayjbefon each side of the carriage, asindicated in Fig. 5, one for each standard 0 and Dor the lower ends of the standards 0 D, ateach side of the carriage, may be jointed to buta single bracket by the pivots a. The standards 0 are, at or near their upper ends, pivoted bypins b to the upper carriage-top, E, and the standards D, at or near their upper ends. pivoted by pins d to the lower carriage-top, F. i

The pins 1) may be placed in lugs that extend slightly downwardfrom the top E, as'indicated in Figs. 2 and 3, or they may be, made to project directly from the sides of the top E. In either case the top E is capable of vibrating independently of the position of the standards C on its pivots b, and in like manner the top F is capable of vibrating independently of the movement of the standards D onitspivotsd. 'IWhen the two sets of standards 0 and D are in an upright position and the two tops E and F in a horizontal position,the top E wiltbeW two together will then constitute the carriage top. When, however, the standards are swung "either forward or backward, as may be desired, the double top E F may be carried also forward or backward into the position shown in Fig. 4, so as to cover the limbs of the child, or into any other suitable position, the joints 1) and d permitting the tops to retain their horizontal position at all times, or to assume any other poabove the top F, as indicated in Fig. 2, and-the" tion, 'as may be desired.

' sition, no matter what the position of the standwhen it is desired to let the curtains down I lower the double top E F first into the position shown in Fig. 4; then I swing up the upper top, E, thereby laying bare the curtains that lie on the lower top. These curtains I then unfold, and finally bring the lower top up beneath the upper into the position indicated in Fig. 2.

The top E is cushioned on its lower side. and the top F likewise on its lower side. (See Fig. 5.) This permits the two tops to be used in making a bed out of the carriage, as indicated in Fig. 3, in which figure the top F is shown to be swung forward and the top E backward. In fact, every imaginablevariation of I position of the two tops can thus be attained, as either can be placed not only into a horizontal position on any desired plane, but also into a vertical or any suitable inclined posi- The upper portion of the upper top, E, is

.j to the rim n of the top E. Accntralpin,'H,

or less) flaps,f, g, h, and i, that are hinged at which is swiveled in a central board or brace,

l, of the top E, (see Fig. 7,) has a projecting flange, m, which serves to hold the flapsfg h t'down in their normal position. as indicated in Figs. 5, 6, and 7; but when this pin H is turned to bring a recessed portion that is cut out of the edge of the flange at over the'fiaps alternately the inner ends of said flaps will be' uncovered successively, and the flaps then caipable of being folded out on their hinges into the position shown in Figs. 8 and 9, in which case they rest on the rim n. In this position the top E is much enlarged, and the now exposed upper faces of the flaps, together with what they uncovered by the top E, may be ornamented with a piece, I, of embroidered ,'silk, or the like, to give it the appearance of a parasol. When the top E is to be brought back to its normal condition the flaps f g h t are successively folded back upon the body of said'top, and as each is folded back the flange fmis turned to lock it, until finally the top E is again in the condition indicated in Figs. 5,

6, and 7, in which case the fabric I is folded beneath said flaps, as shown in Fig. 2.

I do not confine myself to any construction of hinge for the standards or flaps; nor do I limit myself to a'joint use of all the features of improvement which I have specified, as many of saidfeatures can be used to great advantage without using all the other of said features in the same construction,although, of course, the joint use of all the improvements makes the carriage the most perfect.

The upper top, E, instead of hanging in standards, may be suspended at the center or otherwise from a bow-arm similar to those used in parasol-tops.

What I claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is I p 1. The combination of the carriage-top E, its pivots b, and standards 0, with the lower top, F, pivots d, and standards D, substantially as herein shown and described.

2. The combination of the uppercar'riagetop, E, with the lower movable top, F, standards D, and pivots d, all arranged substantially as herein shown and described.

3. In a childs carriage, the combination of a separately movable lower top, F, holding the curtains G, with a separately movable upper top, E, covering and concealing themyall arranged so that when the curtains are not used they will be folded between thetwo topsthe size of said top, and with means for locking them when they are shut together, substantially as specified.

5. The combination, in the carriage-top E,

of the rim n of said top with four (more or less) hinged fiaps,fg h 'i, all arranged so that [when said flaps are turned outward they rest on said rim, substantially as specified.

6. The combination, in the carriage-top E, of four (more or less) hinged flaps, fg M, with the fabric I, which is uncovered and stretched outward when said flaps are unfolded, substantially. as specified.

7. Thecombination of the carriage-top E, having the supporting-brace land rim n, with the folding flapsfg h t, pin H, and cam-edged flange m, substantially as herein shown and described.

The above specification of my invention signed by me this 23d day of May, 1881.

JESSE A. ORANDALL.

Witnesses:

WILLIAM H. 0. SMITH, WILLY G. E. SCHULTZ.

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